Holodiscus discolor var. cedrorum

Cedars oceanspray

Family: Rosaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Cedars oceanspray is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native shrub found in woodland and chaparral habitats at elevations of 150 to 500 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces cream-white flowers in large, branching clusters 4 to 15 centimeters long with pink-flushed branches. Growing 1 to 2 meters tall with bright red young twigs that are glabrous to sparsely hairy, it forms a distinctive woodland shrub. Its leaves are small and shiny, with ovate to obovate blades 3 to 25 millimeters long, flushed with red and featuring entire or toothed edges. The shrub is particularly notable for its bright red young stems and delicate, shiny foliage characteristic of rocky woodland environments.

Habitat: Moist woodland, rocky slopes, chaparral, on serpentine

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: 150-500 m

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.